Xavier Tripp | Homicide Watch Chicagohttp://homicides.suntimes.com/victims/xavier-tripp/Latest news about Xavier Trippen-usMon, 12 May 2014 10:01:19 -0500WEEK IN REVIEW: Eight shot dead throughout Chicagohttp://homicides.suntimes.com/2014/05/12/week-in-review-eight-shot-dead-throughout-chicago/<p>BY MICHAEL LANSU<br /> Homicide Watch Chicago Editor</p> <p>Six men and two women were fatally shot in Chicago last week.</p> <p>Four of the murders happened over the weekend, when 18 other people were wounded by gunfire, authorities said.</p> <p>The most recent murder happened when 15-year-old <a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/victims/vaughn-holeman/">Vaughn Holeman</a> was fatally shot about 3:40 p.m. Sunday in the 200 block of West 116th Street, authorities said. Detectives are questioning a juvenile for Holeman's murder, police said.<br /> <span id="more-5816"></span><br /> Holeman, of the 400 block of West 115th Street, died at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn less than an hour later, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.</p> <p>On Saturday, 25-year-old <a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/victims/xavier-tripp/">Xavier Tripp</a> was walking on a sidewalk in the 4100 block of West Adams Street when a vehicle pulled up and at least one person got out and shot him about 1:35 p.m., authorities said.</p> <p>Tripp, of the 1500 block of North Long Avenue, died at John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County at 2:15 p.m. Saturday, according to the medical examiner’s office.</p> <p>In the Little Village neighborhood, 34-year-old <a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/victims/cesar-nieves/">Cesar Nieves</a> was fatally shot in the 4100 block of West 28th Street at 3:24 a.m. Saturday, authorities said.</p> <p>Nieves, of the 2800 block of South Kedvale Avenue, was dead at the scene, according to the medical examiner’s office.</p> <p>On Friday, <a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/victims/summer-moore/">Summer Moore</a> was shot and killed in the 11400 block of South Aberdeen Street, <a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/2014/05/10/summer-moore-shot-dead-in-morgan-park-community/">apparently by a bullet meant for someone else</a>, according to the police and relatives.</p> <p>The 37-year-old mother of three and other relatives had gathered at an aunt’s home in Morgan Park to celebrate a teenage relative’s prom send-off, family said. Moore, of the 3100 block of West Marquette Road, was shot in the chest and died at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, authorities said.</p> <p>In the Calumet Heights neighborhood, 22-year-old <a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/victims/william-lomax/">William Lomax</a> was fatally shot while traveling in a car in the 9300 block of South Stony Island Avenue about 11:40 a.m. Friday, authorities said.</p> <p>Lomax, of the 10000 block of South Yates Avenue, was driven to a restaurant in the 8800 block of South Stony Island Avenue, where emergency crews took him to Stroger Hospital, authorities said. He died about an hour later.</p> <p>On Tuesday, 18-year-old <a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/victims/jajuan-porter/">Jajuan Porter</a> was shot dead in the 7900 block of South Vincennes Avenue, authorities said. A 26-year-old man was also wounded in the shooting.</p> <p><a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/2014/05/08/family-jajuan-porter-fatally-shot-in-chatham-weeks-after-mothers-passing/">Family said Porter was inside a restaurant when he was shot</a>. Emergency crews found Porter, of the 600 block of East 131 Street, dead on the street, authorities said.</p> <p>On the West Side, 20-year-old <a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/victims/chasteddy-blocker/">Chasteddy Blocker</a> was shot in the 1500 block of South Central Park Avenue about 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, authorities said. A 34-year-old man was also wounded in the shooting.</p> <p>Blocker, 20, who lived on the block, was shot in the back and died at Mount Sinai Hospital a short time later, authorities said.</p> <p>The killings started about 7:30 p.m. Monday when 29-year-old <a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/victims/gerald-calhoun/">Gerlad Calhoun</a> and a 35-year-old man were shot while riding in a vehicle near South Morgan and West 59th streets, authorities said.</p> <p>Calhoun, of the 700 block of West 59th Street, died from a gunshot wound to the chest less than an hour later at Stroger Hospital, authorities said.</p> <p>Nobody has been charged in any of the murders.</p> <p>Overall, the medical examiner’s office has ruled at least 125 Chicago deaths in 2014 a homicide — including six people killed by police.</p> <p>Additionally, the state’s attorney’s office filed first-degree murder charges <a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/2014/03/16/10-million-bond-for-woman-charged-with-murder-in-crash-that-killed-off-duty-cop/">against a speeding motorist who killed an off-duty police officer</a> while trying to flee police even though the autopsy ruled the death an accident.</p> <p>Chicago Police, <a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/2013/12/30/homicides-why-do-chicago-police-and-the-medical-examiners-office-report-different-totals/">which counts murders different</a>, have ruled at least eight of the homicides as involuntary manslaughter, justified self-defense or accidents.</p> Michael LansuMon, 12 May 2014 10:01:19 -0500http://homicides.suntimes.com/2014/05/12/week-in-review-eight-shot-dead-throughout-chicago/Chasteddy BlockerGerald CalhounVaughn HolemanWilliam LomaxSummer MooreCesar NievesJajuan PorterXavier TrippXavier Tripp fatally shot in West Garfield Parkhttp://homicides.suntimes.com/2014/05/11/xavier-tripp-fatally-shot-in-west-garfield-park/<p><iframe src="http://homicides.suntimes.com/api/v1/homicides/558.html" width="100%" height="350" frameborder=0></iframe></p> <p><a href="http://homicides.suntimes.com/victims/xavier-tripp/">Xavier Tripp</a> was shot and killed Saturday afternoon in the West Garfield Park neighborhood.</p> <p>Tripp, 25, was walking on a sidewalk in the 4100 block of West Adams Street when a vehicle pulled up and at least one person got out about 1:35 p.m., according to police and the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office.</p> <p>At least one person in the group opened fire and Tripp was shot multiple times, authorities said. The group then got back in the vehicle, which drove away, police said.<br /> <span id="more-5812"></span><br /> Tripp, of the 1500 block of North Long Avenue, died at John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County at 2:15 p.m., according to the Cook County medical examiner's office.</p> <p>Nobody has been charged for the murder.</p> <p>Area North detectives are investigating.</p> <p>-- Sun-Times Media Wire</p> Michael LansuSun, 11 May 2014 11:02:50 -0500http://homicides.suntimes.com/2014/05/11/xavier-tripp-fatally-shot-in-west-garfield-park/Xavier Tripp